Healthcare cost burden of acute chest pain presentations

Conclusions
Total annual costs for acute chest pain presentations are increasing, and a significant proportion of the cost burden relates to low-risk patients and non-specific pain. These data highlight the need to improve the cost-efficiency of chest pain care pathways.

Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - May 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dawson, L., Nehme, E., Nehme, Z., Zomer, E., Bloom, J., Cox, S., Anderson, D., Stephenson, M., Lefkovits, J., Taylor, A., Kaye, D., Cullen, L., Smith, K., Stub, D. Tags: Original research Source Type: research